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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, issued daily except Sundays and holidays, is produced by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The B1 bomber faces sharp criticism from Herbert Scoville Clark Clifford Maxwell Taylor and Jimmy Carter who call it wasteful and exotic. Critics argue it is an outdated manned bomber in the missile age with a $120 million price tag per plane and total costs near $100 billion. They say strategic arms talks should shape any program and suggest cheaper alternatives like conventional transports and cruise missiles. Jerry Wurf adds that funds would better serve health care welfare reform urban housing.
The Miami vote, two to one against homosexual rights, is framed as resistance to civil rights demands by gay activists. The piece argues most voters favor toleration over endorsement, warns against using the victory to drive a nationwide crusade, and urges restraint from both camps to avoid infringing private rights. The author stresses that civil rights framing risks broad backlash and warns Anita Bryant not to lead a new movement.
A reflective piece argues streams are living systems shaped by their watershed. It warns polluted land use harms streams and trout, urges preserving natural regimen, and critiques damming and channelizing flood control. It connects water safety, politics, and policy with regional Vermont examples.
Tom Braden argues government by seesaw risks alienating voters as Carter lacks a coalition and mandate. Cadell urges an ideologically flexible synthesis, easy victories, and reform, while The Hill shows no clear White House purpose. Aged political memo warns performance shapes the base.
In Ellsworth Maine the Sunday school teacher jokes that the class improved by fixing mispronunciations of the Lord s Prayer. One child misreads as dloward be thy name another taunts lead us not into Penn Station and another asks how He would know my name in Heaven.
This column argues Americans would rewrite the Constitution to favor fragmented groups over the general welfare. It warns that factional demands erode national unity, likening democracy to a lifeboat being chopped into seats for every passenger, risking the whole. It cites De Toqueville, New Deal aims, and France Against Herself to urge a return to balancing broad welfare with individual needs.
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